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I didn’t get the grades I need – what do I do now?
For some students, results day confirms the next stage of their education; whether that be a full-time job, a degree at university or a further education qualification like an apprenticeship.
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Short film helps reassure people about Covid safety of NHS diabetic eye screening clinics
Short film helps reassure people about the measures in place to keep them safe at diabetic eye screening appointments.
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Coverage on government tree planting commitments
In today's blog, we look at coverage in the Independent criticising government pledges to Net Zero in the lead up to the UN climate change conference COP26 in Glasgow.
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The regulations for VTQs and other generals in 2021 to 22: what they mean for you
Exams and assessments are the fairest way for students to evidence what they know and can do. Whilst it wasn’t possible for all exams and assessments to go ahead during 2020-21, due to the pandemic, it is the government’s intention …
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What to expect from AS, A level and GCSE results next week
Students across England will receive AS, A level and GCSE results next week, as well as results for many vocational and technical qualifications. Students will get AS and A level results on Tuesday and GCSE results on Thursday. Here’s a …
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What’s the difference between the new Turing Scheme and Erasmus?
This week we confirmed that 40,000 students will be able to study and work abroad thanks to our new international programme to study and work abroad, the Turing Scheme.
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The need to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB)
In this science blog we look at what bovine tuberculosis is (bTB) and why we need to eradicate it.
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Ensuring every child gets the best start in life – starting with vaccine protection
In the last few years we have seen a decline in the number of children getting their routine jabs. We can start to put this right by ensuring that every child gets the best start in life – and that starts with their vaccine protection against unpleasant and sometimes serious diseases.
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We do the hard work to make navigating the complex world of trade, simple.
“DIT is a great place to learn, enjoy and excel in delivering world class digital services for the wider public”. Find out more from great.gov.uk’s Technical Architect on how we achieve this
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Thousands of students use their VTQ results to take their next step
Exams and other assessments have not gone ahead as normal for a second year, due to a combination of public health concerns and worries about fairness. Learners have had more factors to contend with in 2021, such as interrupted and …
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Better bathing water quality; better health and wellbeing
A look into the LOVEmyBEACH project.
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Find the screening information you need on GOV.UK
Here are some handy tips for finding the information you need on GOV.UK.
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How and why we switched to Continuous Deployment on GOV.UK
How we trialled and standardised a new automatic deployment process for GOV.UK, which we're now rolling out across the platform.
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The Fight Against Fraud and Covid Vaccine Scammers
Even a pandemic couldn’t prevent criminals targeting public services and people vulnerable to fraud in an audacious attempt to con them. Report: Laura Eshelby. COVID-19 forced us across the UK to work virtually, and for many of us, from our …
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The use of algorithms in the content moderation process
Algorithms play an essential role in moderating content on social media platforms. They can be used to identify material that has already been banned, as well as detect previously unseen forms of misinformation, by identifying signals that are indicative of …
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Electric vehicle charging: CMA finds more needs to be done
We've set out measures to ensure a national network of electric vehicle chargepoints is in place ahead of the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. Read this blog to find out more about our concerns about the EV charging sector.
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A new model for modelling
In GAD, modelling is a core part of our work. We use it to ‘chart plausible futures.’ In this guest blog, Michael Hodge, the Head of Automation and Technology at the Office for Statistics Regulation talks about using the Code of Practice for Statistics to develop a new socio-technical guidance for modelling.
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Blue space - the final frontier
The social benefits of the natural environment and green space are well understood and researched, but what about the benefits of blue space?
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Our experience of vaccination as a condition of deployment
Barchester Healthcare has been working tirelessly, in difficult circumstances, to protect and reassure its colleagues, residents and their relatives about COVID-19 and vaccinations throughout the course of the pandemic. Chief Executive Dr Peter Calveley explains how he and his team worked hard to keep staff updated on the vaccination roll out and allay their concerns about having the jab.
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Building a single sign-on for government: What we’ve learnt so far
Having collaborated with almost 30 service teams during their alpha phase, the team behind government’s new single sign-on solution share their learnings so far.
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What we blogged about in June and July 2021
Our round-up of the Public Health England (PHE) screening blog posts published in June and July 2021.
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How we identify and mitigate single-points-of-failure (SPOF)
Do you get cold sweats brought on by the thought of losing one particular person from your team? Well, read on. Confession: I don’t like the title of this blog post. Single-points-of-failure (SPOFs) are the people who have worked relentlessly …
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The night sky in August
If you’ve been thinking about trying a night of star-gazing, August is the perfect month to try.
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New pathway for premature babies ahead of launch of NHS SCID screening evaluation in England
An evaluation is due to start on 6 September 2021 into screening babies for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) in England. This article explains about a separate pathway for premature babies which have been screened for SCID as part of the evaluation.
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COVID’s Impact on Grief
As lockdown eases, life slowly returns to normal but for those bereaved, COVID has wreaked a devastating impact. Part 4 in our Bereavement and Loss series by Adam Land. Death during normal times is tough to cope with, however, during …
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Tests and trials: the latest evidence
We recently published the latest evidence report which pulls together our findings from tests and trials. The report gives an overview of everything we’ve learnt across our 78 tests and trials over the last 6 months. In this post, I’d like to share a summary.
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What are the benefits of learning Latin and Mandarin in school?
Learning a language has so many benefits. Whether it’s learning about a new culture or history, improving your memory or your performance across other academic areas.
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Coverage of the Animal Sentience Committee
In today’s blog, we look at the Mail on Sunday’s coverage of our Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill and proposed amendments
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A chance to catch up on some of our recent events
Catch up on recent CS Local events you may have missed by joining our repeat broadcasts of our sessions on Benenden Health, Commsave Credit Union, National Crime Agency and the Youth Justice Board.
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Funding boost for farmers to tackle water pollution
There is media coverage in the Times and Daily Express today (2 August) on the government’s expansion of the popular Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) programme to cover every farm in England. The programme – which is a partnership between Defra, …
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The world of football comes to the Insolvency Service
I’m Alison and I’m a Senior Examiner and Deputy Official Receiver here at the Insolvency Service. My team is in the Public Interest Unit, which is part of Official Receiver Services. The Public Interest Unit conducts the high profile, complex, …
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Building an open and inclusive NHS workplace
As an institution founded on the principle of equality, it’s so important that we practice what we preach and make sure that the NHS is an inclusive place of work, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care writes.
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Three (of many) challenges for becoming a digitally transformed British Army
THEIA, the Army’s digital transformation programme, has grown in scope and ambition since I wrote my last Defence Digital blog post. As the Army seeks to continually develop and evolve, I’d like to explore three of the most challenging aspects …
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More than half a million functional skills qualifications taken despite pandemic
Awarding organisations, colleges, training providers, schools and employers have been working hard to offer functional skills assessments that are safe and convenient for learners throughout the pandemic. This is incredibly important for learners hoping to complete an apprenticeship or progress …
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Online Media Literacy: why public libraries are the perfect partners
Read about the role that libraries will have in the Online Media Literacy Strategy
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New regulations mean lift-off for UK spaceflight
Every sector, from planes to trains to automobiles, is governed by an evolving set of laws and regulations within which it can grow safely, create commercial opportunities for investors and deliver better public services while keeping the environment safe as …
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Customers join new Business Gateway Community to have their say on development
Our product developers are working with our Business Gateway Community members to make the registration process as fast and easy as possible.
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Neurodiversity and the criminal justice system
How are neurodivergent offenders supported through the criminal justice system? Probation officer Laura explains.
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Joining up the journey for fresh produce exporters
Exports Delivery Lead Neil Johnson explains how, during the last year, a team in Defra’s Digital Data and Technology Services Major Projects function has been working alongside colleagues in the Animal and Plant Health Agency to build a new digital service that will help exporters apply for phytosanitary certificates and shortly, where required, Certificates of Conformity.
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What I learned when I moved from content design to technical writing
Mark Green, a lead technical writer at the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO), discusses the similarities and differences between technical writing and content design.